- 05:05 PM
- 12/22/24
My picks:
49ers by 5
Chiefs by 12
Titans by 3
Commanders by 3
Ravens by 7
Panthers by 2
Jets by 2
Texans by 14 (lock)
Broncos by 4
Lions by 4
Steelers by 4
Cardinals by 17 (lock)
Chargers by 11 (lock)
Packers by 3
Vikings by 10 (lock)
Raiders by 3
posted by bender at 04:45 PM on December 11, 2024
It is interesting how many of the Nationals' stars of the 2019 championship team (*) or +/- a year have found their way to other NL East teams:
- Juan Soto (Mets) *
- Max Scherzer (Mets, though not anymore) *
- Trea Turner (Phillies) *
- Bryce Harper (Phillies)
- Kyle Schwarber (Phillies)
posted by bender at 09:34 AM on December 09, 2024
My picks:
Lions by 3
Titans by 4
Jets by 2
Vikings by 12 (lock)
Giants by 14 (lock)
Eagles by 17 (lock)
Steelers by 3
Buccaneers by 2
Cardinals by 10 (lock)
Bills by 7
49ers by 7
Chiefs by 9
Bengals by 10
posted by bender at 02:18 PM on December 05, 2024
My picks:
Lions by 10 (lock)
Giants by 7
Packers by 14 (lock)
Chiefs by 12 (lock)
Chargers by 3
Bengals by 3
Vikings by 11 (lock)
Colts by 4
Seahawks by 5
Commanders by 7
Texans by 11
Rams by 3
Buccaneers by 11 (lock)
Ravens by 5
Bills by 17 (lock)
Broncos by 3
posted by bender at 01:26 PM on November 27, 2024
My picks:
Steelers by 7
Vikings by 10
Lions by 21 (lock)
Dolphins by 4
Buccaneers by 3
Commanders by 12 (lock)
Chiefs by 24 (lock)
Texans by 14 (lock)
Broncos by 4
Packers by 7
Cardinals by 3
Rams by 8
Chargers by 2
posted by bender at 11:09 PM on November 19, 2024
My picks:
Commanders by 3
Bears by 5
Lions by 21 (lock)
Vikings by 12
Raiders by 3
Rams by 2
Browns by 3
Jets by 6
Steelers by 3
Broncos by 3
49ers by 10
Bills by 4
Chargers by 7
Texans by 14 (lock)
posted by bender at 07:08 AM on November 14, 2024
Bengals by 4 (I know the game has started by now, but I do not know what the score is)
posted by bender at 10:06 PM on November 07, 2024
My picks:
Falcons by 4
Bills by 17 (lock)
Bengals by 7
Browns by 2
Titans by 7
Giants by 3
Panthers by 3
Ravens by 14 (lock)
Eagles by 15 (lock)
Bears by 3
Lions by 5
Seahawks by 2
Vikings by 21 (lock)
Chiefs by 22 (lock)
posted by bender at 01:41 PM on November 01, 2024
And he had a lot of time to do it, too. Daniels ran around in the pocket for more than 10 seconds before launching that ball!
posted by bender at 04:34 PM on October 28, 2024
Revised picks:
Bengals by 03
Ravens by 014 (lock)
Lions by 017 (lock)
Dolphins by 05
Jets by 2
Buccaneers by 05
Packers by 013 (lock)
Texans by 011 (lock)
Chargers by 07 (lock)
Bills by 03
Broncos by 011 (lock)
Chiefs by 05
Commanders by 04
49ers by 03
Giants by 04
posted by bender at 09:04 AM on October 27, 2024
My picks:
Vikings by 8
posted by bender at 03:32 PM on October 24, 2024
Well, I'd say the 1944 answer and JWS corollary are also both fun and interesting, too!
posted by bender at 10:41 PM on October 23, 2024
Washington Nationals 2019. All seven games won by the road team. The wild card Nats dominated on the road throughout that entire postseason.
posted by bender at 01:25 PM on October 21, 2024
Revised picks:
Patriots by 7
Bills by 14 (lock)
Texans by 6
Giants by 7
Vikings by 4
Seahawks by 5
Bengals by 10 (lock)
Colts by 3
Commanders by 12 (lock)
Rams by 3
Chiefs by 14 (lock)
Steelers by 10 (lock)
Ravens by 7
Cardinals by 7
posted by bender at 06:00 PM on October 17, 2024
My picks:
Broncos by 4
posted by bender at 11:11 AM on October 17, 2024
My picks:
49ers by 10
Bears by 3
Texans by 11
Ravens by 3
Eagles by 14 (lock)
Cardinals by 5
Saints by 3
Titans by 10 (lock)
Broncos by 2
Raiders by 2
Lions by 5
Falcons by 3
Giants by 4
Bills by 14 (lock)
posted by bender at 01:55 PM on October 10, 2024
Revised picks:
Vikings by 13 (lock)
Bears by 1
Bengals by 3
Dolphins by 3
Commanders by 10 (lock)
Jaguars by 4
Texans by 7
Raiders by 3
Cardinals by 8
Rams by 3
Seahawks by 5
Steelers by 7
Chiefs by 17 (lock)
posted by bender at 01:27 AM on October 06, 2024
My picks:
Falcons by 7
posted by bender at 06:30 PM on October 03, 2024
Good stuff, Ufez, thanks for sharing. RIP.
posted by bender at 09:50 PM on September 30, 2024
Agreed. When many people don't read past the headline, they've already seen all they need to see, and that don't help the the Pirates going forward.
posted by bender at 03:03 PM on September 29, 2024
I'm not really sure how I feel about this. With regard to cutting him sooner, would he still have made the full $3.2M if they did that? At first glance it sounds like a dick move, though if the Pirates aren't interested in keeping Tellez on, it makes sense to call up one of the young guys, even if only for a week. And I don't think they owe him the opportunity to reach the mark just because he's close. Admittedly, I'd generally prefer to be on the side of labor rather than management, though I don't believe he's been underpaid for his production this season.
To jags' point, this action probably looks worse than it is, however looks matter, too.
posted by bender at 10:49 PM on September 26, 2024
Revised picks:
Saints by 4
Rams by 3
Packers by 2
Steelers by 7
Jets by 10 (lock)
Eagles by 3
Panthers by 5
Texans by 14 (lock)
Commanders by 3
49ers by 4
Raiders by 3
Chargers by 4
Ravens by 1
Dolphins by 7
Lions by 7
posted by bender at 06:33 PM on September 26, 2024
My picks:
Giants by 7
posted by bender at 06:29 PM on September 26, 2024
My picks:
Giants by 7
posted by bender at 12:10 PM on September 26, 2024
Yes, I also enjoyed this article.
Rcade, your musing reminds me of the halfpipe skier from some years ago who managed to qualify for the Olympics by entering every event that she could, doing few/small tricks but finishing without falling, and racking up points by quantity over quality.
posted by bender at 03:07 PM on September 22, 2024
My picks:
Jets by 7
Browns by 2
Titans by 3
Colts by 14 (lock)
Vikings by 4
Eagles by 7
Chargers by 3
Broncos by 5
Raiders by 1
Dolphins by 7
Ravens by 4
49ers by 12 (lock)
Cardinals by 3
Chiefs by 17 (lock)
Bills by 14 (lock)
Commanders by 2
posted by bender at 09:22 AM on September 19, 2024
My picks:
Jets by 7
Browns by 2
Titans by 3
Colts by 14 (lock)
Vikings by 4
Eagles by 7
Chargers by 3
Broncos by 5
Raiders by 1
Dolphins by 7
Ravens by 4
49ers by 12 (lock)
Cardinals by 3
Chiefs by 17 (lock)
Bills by 14 (lock)
Commanders by 2
posted by bender at 10:58 PM on September 18, 2024
My picks:
Dolphins by 5
Saints by 7
Lions by 12 (lock)
Packers by 6
Jets by 3
Vikings by 10
Seahawks by 4
Commanders by 3
Chargers by 4
Browns by 4
Ravens by 14 (lock)
Cardinals by 5
Steelers by 3
Chiefs by 13 (lock)
Texans by 17 (lock)
Eagles by 7
posted by bender at 03:13 PM on September 12, 2024
My picks:
Ravens by 3
Eagles by 10 (lock)
Falcons by 3
Bills by 17 (lock)
Titans by 2
Bengals by 11 (lock)
Colts by 4
Dolphins by 4
Saints by 7
Vikings by 2
Chargers by 5
Seahawks by 5
Browns by 3
Commanders by 3
Lions by 6
49ers by 7
posted by bender at 10:41 PM on September 02, 2024
Me neither, jags, but that hasn't stopped me from having a team for several seasons, and last season was also a banner year for my squad.
posted by bender at 04:30 PM on August 13, 2024
I will participate
posted by bender at 01:10 PM on August 12, 2024
It was a very entertaining and worthy game 7, though the last minute fell a bit flat from what could have been. (and what had been for the several minutes prior) As Skinner skated off the ice for the man advantage, the rest of the skaters looked on wondering if they could be subbed off, too.
posted by bender at 12:10 AM on June 25, 2024
That's fun. I'd go check it out.
posted by bender at 05:23 PM on June 10, 2024
I'll admit that I am not well-enough versed in Negro Leagues history, but this sounds like a fine move to me.
posted by bender at 11:16 PM on May 30, 2024
I don't think I've ever seen a hockey game where a team scores a goal with their own goalie pulled, then score another goal with both goalies on the ice, then score another goal when the other team's goalie was pulled. All within 90 seconds.
Neat!
posted by bender at 07:50 PM on April 24, 2024
That was a really entertaining game, and there were so many talented players on the floor. And there's still the entire Final Four to go!
posted by bender at 05:05 PM on April 02, 2024
Well that is something
posted by bender at 10:01 PM on March 24, 2024
Who knew that Oakland is in Michigan?!
posted by bender at 11:14 PM on March 21, 2024
Wow! That was very clearly in-time from videos in the tweets.
posted by bender at 03:14 PM on March 07, 2024
Is the target on the clipper in that new logo?
posted by bender at 06:05 PM on February 26, 2024
My picks:
49ers by 6 (lock)
Passer: Patrick Mahomes
Rusher: Christian McCaffrey
Receiver: Travis Kelce
Player with interception: Tashaun Gipson
Player with sack: Nick Bosa
Player with first turnover: Patrick Mahomes
Super Bowl MVP: Christian McCaffrey
Tiebreaker: Never. They're magic, folks!
posted by bender at 02:53 PM on February 11, 2024
A disappointing result. After such a fabulous start, the Lions really let this one slip away.
posted by bender at 11:47 PM on January 28, 2024
My picks:
Ravens by 7 (lock)
Lions by 4
Passer: Brock Purdy
Rusher: David Montgomery
Receiver: Brandon Aiyuk
Player with interception: Geno Stone
posted by bender at 12:06 AM on January 28, 2024
My picks:
Texans by 3
49ers by 5
Lions by 12 (lock)
Bills by 7 (lock)
Passer: Brock Purdy
Rusher: David Montgomery
Receiver: Amon-Ra St. Brown
Player with interception: Nick Bosa
posted by bender at 01:40 PM on January 19, 2024
Woohoo! Back-to-back Costanzas!
Congratulations truthhurts!
posted by bender at 09:31 AM on January 15, 2024
Yikes, 1/4 so far with a busted lock. I might have to switch to making my picks and then flipping them all to the other team.
posted by bender at 09:29 AM on January 15, 2024
My picks:
Browns by 3
Dolphins by 4
Bills by 3
Cowboys by 17 (lock)
Lions by 7
Buccaneers by 3
Passer: Dak Prescott
Rusher: James Cook
Receiver: CeeDee Lamb
Player with interception: Antoine Winfield, Jr.
posted by bender at 01:42 PM on January 12, 2024
My picks:
Browns by 3
Lions by 12 (lock)
Packers by 3
Jaguars by 11 (lock)
Texans by 5
Raiders by 5
Dolphins by 7 (lock)
Patriots by 3
Saints by 14 (lock)
Eagles by 17 (lock)
Cardinals by 5
Chiefs by 3
49ers by 13 (lock)
Cowboys by 9 (lock)
Buccaneers by 1
Ravens by 8 (lock)
posted by bender at 02:52 PM on January 06, 2024
My picks:
Browns by 17 (lock)
Lions by 7
Bills by 7 (lock)
Bears by 3
Colts by 10 (lock)
Giants by 7 (lock)
Eagles by 10 (lock)
Saints by 5
49ers by 10 (lock)
Jaguars by 14 (lock)
Ravens by 9 (lock)
Titans by 3
Seahawks by 3
Chargers by 3
Chiefs by 12 (lock)
Vikings by 4
posted by bender at 03:08 PM on December 28, 2023
My picks:
Saints by 7
Steelers by 6 (lock)
Bills by 3
Colts by 7 (lock)
Titans by 2
Lions by 10 (lock)
Jets by 3
Packers by 7 (lock)
Texans by 7 (lock)
Jaguars by 6
Bears by 3
Dolphins by 10 (lock)
Broncos by 2
Chiefs by 14 (lock)
Eagles by 7 (lock)
49ers by 3
posted by bender at 06:18 PM on December 21, 2023
My picks:
Raiders by 3
Bengals by 3
Colts by 3
Lions by 17 (lock)
Browns by 14 (lock)
Falcons by 7 (lock)
Packers by 2
Titans by 3
Dolphins by 7 (lock)
Saints by 7
Commanders by 3
49ers by 10 (lock)
Bills by 6
Chiefs by 12 (lock)
Jaguars by 3
Seahawks by 3
posted by bender at 06:50 PM on December 14, 2023
Yeah, I thought I was joking when I asked that. Then when Miami punched in after the muffed punt and the bad pitch/fumble with 5 minutes left, it was surely over.
posted by bender at 07:48 AM on December 12, 2023
So you're telling me I should believe in Will Levis and the Titans tonight in Miami??
posted by bender at 04:06 PM on December 11, 2023
$432k per game. Every game. Wow!
posted by bender at 09:30 AM on December 11, 2023
My picks:
Steelers by 10 (lock)
Buccaneers by 3
Lions by 12 (lock)
Colts by 4
Browns by 2
Saints by 7 (lock)
Texans by 3
Ravens by 14 (lock)
Raiders by 2
49ers by 7 (lock)
Chiefs by 5
Chargers by 3
Cowboys by 3
Dolphins by 17 (lock)
Packers by 2
posted by bender at 03:00 PM on December 07, 2023
Man, this would've been a great year to have started the 12-team playoff. Florida State should rightly feel hosed. And even more to the point, any of the rest of the top 10 or so would have a shot.
And they just showed the rest of the top 25: FSU is the only team in the top 11 who won't be in the B1G or SEC next season.
posted by bender at 02:56 PM on December 03, 2023
My picks:
Cowboys by 8
Titans by 5
Patriots by 2
Saints by 10 (lock)
Falcons by 3
Steelers by 12 (lock)
Buccaneers by 21 (lock)
Dolphins by 7
Texans by 17 (lock)
Browns by 3
Eagles by 5
Chiefs by 7
Jaguars by 12 (lock)
posted by bender at 12:27 AM on November 30, 2023
NFL Pickem Week 16: Penix Time
My picks:
Chargers by 5
Chiefs by 7
Steelers by 3
Falcons by 3
Lions by 12
Bengals by 4
Colts by 7
Jets by 3
Commanders by 7
Cardinals by 3
Vikings by 9
Bills by 21 (lock)
Raiders by 4
Dolphins by 2
Buccaneers by 3
Packers by 5